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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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